Culture, technologies and democracy : A cross-national analysis of political development
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 364-375 |
Journal / Publication | Telematics and Informatics |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
Online published | 6 Nov 2013 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
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Abstract
Communication technologies have been hailed as having a potential to promote democracy and freedom, and this paper aims to examine these claims in a comparative, international context. Our analysis focuses on the mediating role of horizontal communication networks (i.e.; telephone, mobile telephone and the Internet) in the relationship between culture and political development. Using cultural value indicators of the World Values Survey and the measures of communication technology development, this study tests the mediating path from culture to communication technologies and to political development. The results suggest that cultural values have a role in shaping the structural characteristics of horizontal networks such as accessibility and decentralization, and that these features of horizontal networks are positively related to institutional and effective democracy as well as to economic competitiveness of nations. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Communication network, Cultural values, Democracy, Horizontal media, Internet
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Culture, technologies and democracy : A cross-national analysis of political development. / Skoric, Marko M.; Park, Yong Jin.
In: Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 31, No. 3, 08.2014, p. 364-375.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review